Kura Oncology's Troy Wilson On Precision Medicine For Cancer
Executive Summary
Since using a reverse-merger last year to go public, Kura Oncology has resurrected an abandoned Janssen cancer candidate and raised $46.5m in an IPO. CEO Troy Wilson spoke with Scrip about the firm's efforts toward precision medicine in cancer.
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